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Oregon’s Deschutes County has announced a lawsuit saying it should be paid a portion of the state’s cannabis tax revenue despite having banned any new cannabis processing and cultivation facilities in the county in 2019.

Utah is considering a proposal that would allow any doctor in the state to recommend cannabis for up to 15 patients per year.

Aurora Cannabis has announced it will cut production at its Aurora Sky facility to just 25 percent of its previous capacity. The move will also lay off 214 workers.

Praxis Labs in Washington state has had its license suspended amid allegations that the cannabis testing lab was inflating THC results. The lab has decried the allegations as false, calling them libel and a case of “agency overreach.”

Irish medical cannabis patients no longer have to travel to The Netherlands to purchase their medicine after officials made permanent a pandemic-response service that lets patients order medical cannabis products from Dutch cannabis firms.

Lawmakers in South Carolina have pre-filed multiple bills aimed at reforming the state’s cannabis laws including two medical cannabis legalization proposals, a decriminalization proposal, and others.

LeafLink has announced the close of a $40 million investment round led by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund.

Researchers in Florida recently discovered that CBD oil, when applied to fresh fruit immediately after storage, can work as a preservative that inhibits yeast and mold growth.

The UK has approved trials to assess the safety — and eventually efficacy — of DMT as a potential treatment for depression.

Arizona regulators released the first draft rules for the state’s adult-use cannabis marketplace. The license application period is set to open on January 19.

After nearly a year of legal cannabis sales in Illinois, there are still zero licensed cannabis businesses in the state that are majority-owned by a person of color.

Weedmaps is set to go public with a Nasdaq listing. The deal values the company at approximately $1.5 billion.

Florida State Sen. Randolph Bracey announced this week he will introduce a bill next year aimed at expunging low-level cannabis convictions in the state.

Detroit officials are set to issue the city’s adult-use cannabis business licenses this summer.

Canopy Growth announced yesterday it was shutting down five cultivation sites — including all of its outdoor cultivation footprint — and laying off approximately 220 employees in an effort to “streamline operations.”

The New Mexico medical cannabis advisory board has called for increasing plant counts for licensed producers in an effort to bring product prices down.

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill that would make cannabis research easier in states with legal markets.

According to an online poll, 45% of U.S adults have reduced or replaced their alcohol consumption with cannabis since the pandemic started.

Mexican lawmakers are requesting an extension to their December 15 deadline to pass a cannabis legalization law. The bill as it stands would allow for possession up to 28 grams, home cultivation, a legal market, and the expungement of some prior cannabis crimes.

Missouri’s medical cannabis industry is experiencing product shortages two months after the market’s launch.

In yet another sign of growing public approval for cannabis reforms, a recent survey shows that a 70% supermajority of Americans supports the expungement of cannabis convictions.

Medical cannabis constituted Maine’s most lucrative crop in 2020, outpacing potatoes, milk, and other food crops.

Denver cannabis regulators announced new proposals that would allow for cannabis delivery and additional social use venues, as well as new provisions that would prioritize those licenses for entrepreneurs who qualify under the state’s social equity requirements.

A recent Wyoming poll found for the first time ever that a majority of voters there support legalizing adult-use cannabis.